PUBLIC MARKS from bcpbcp with tags 2006 & shmup

05 March 2006

Following on from our article on Homebrew Shmup's, NTSC-uk decided to catch up with OMEGA, the Japan based homebrew Shmup developer (and creators of titles such as EveryExtend and Dan! Da! Dan!) to find out a little bit more about what goes on behind the scenes.

18 February 2006

ABA Games is a little Japanese company that has dedicated itself to that strange, videogame induced Nirvana, and they've produced a half dozen games that'll help you get there. Stranger still, they don't want a penny for it. How enlightened.

Shooters are the foundation of the video game industry, dating back all the way to the 1960's with Steve Russell's classic Spacewar. Since that time, the genre has been responsible for bringing much depth to the world of interactive entertainment, popularizing vital concepts like the power-up and the end-of-level boss which are still used in many of today's greatest games.

16 January 2006

The Competition, dubbed "Horizontal Shooter with Boss!" is all about horizontal shooter games. So anyone who wants to get involved, all you have to do is put your entry in by March 20th, 2006. This gives you plenty of time for creation!!